The Point! (Deluxe Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

The Point! (Deluxe Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

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Must everything have a point? That's the question posed by Harry Nilsson's 1971 pop parable of a well-rounded young boy named Oblio, from the Land of Point, who's cast apart from the community by those who resent his pointlessness. Conceived when the gifted singer-songwriter was on an acid trip, The Point! is a product of its time, what with its central theme (the hollowness of conformity) and ornate Beatles-era pop. But the message--presented in song and narration--and music are delivered with a grace and gentleness that elevates The Point far above most socially conscious '60s art. Produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1971, this audio version of the modest masterpiece will appeal to adult fans of the late singer. More to the point, however, it'll capture the fancy of thoughtful youngsters who'll empathize with the little boy who finds points where he's told there are none, and concludes, "If everything has a point, well then I must have one, too." --Steven Stolder

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The Point! (Deluxe Packaging) [Original recording remastered]

The Point! (Deluxe Packaging)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A timeless treat toward enlightenment
  • Amazing!!!
  • You Been Goofin' With the Bees?
  • Thank god for the point
  • A Blast from the Past
The Point! (Deluxe Packaging)
Harry Nilsson
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000077SX4
Release Date: 2002-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Everything's Got 'Em
  2. The Town (Narration)
  3. Me And My Arrow
  4. The Game (Narration)
  5. Poli High
  6. The Trial & Banishment (Narration)
  7. Think About Your Troubles
  8. The Pointed Man (Narration)
  9. Life Line
  10. The Birds (Narration)
  11. P.O.V. Waltz
  12. The Clearing In The Woods (Narration)
  13. Are You Sleeping?
  14. Oblio's Return (Narration)
  15. Think About Your Troubles
  16. Life Line
  17. Down To The Valley

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Must everything have a point? That's the question posed by Harry Nilsson's 1971 pop parable of a well-rounded young boy named Oblio, from the Land of Point, who's cast apart from the community by those who resent his pointlessness. Conceived when the gifted singer-songwriter was on an acid trip, The Point! is a product of its time, what with its central theme (the hollowness of conformity) and ornate Beatles-era pop. But the message--presented in song and narration--and music are delivered with a grace and gentleness that elevates The Point far above most socially conscious '60s art. Produced as a made-for-TV movie in 1971, this audio version of the modest masterpiece will appeal to adult fans of the late singer. More to the point, however, it'll capture the fancy of thoughtful youngsters who'll empathize with the little boy who finds points where he's told there are none, and concludes, "If everything has a point, well then I must have one, too." --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A timeless treat toward enlightenment.......2007-07-22

I received the audio cassette as a gift when it was released years ago. I listened to it regularly in the car. The Point is a story that conjures up images as the narrator describes events so clearly. Wanting never to be without this story of acceptance and the insignificance of difference in appearance from one another - it was time for me to get the CD. It's perfect! I would recommend this story full of magic and catchy little tunes to anyone from school aged children to the older and wiser of us. It's a classic!!!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!.......2007-05-19

This CD is so incredible - it's just what I remembered from my childhood. My 2-year old asks to listen to it in the car every day. I love the way it makes me feel. Harry Nilsson is truly wonderful!

5 out of 5 stars You Been Goofin' With the Bees?.......2006-08-11


This is arguably Nilsson's best set of songs. Every number is melodic, filled with wonderful "orchestral" arrangements, retaining the bounciness you want from Nilsson. His puzzling multi-tracked vocalizing never sounded better. Great period keyboards.

It is also one of the best soundtrack lps ever. Why? Not just the songs. The fantastic idea of having Harry himself read his story between each song works so well. And he's NOT reading the film script, but his own typed out version of the fable. (In other words, he's not reading Ringo's narration from the film) This makes for differences in story. For instance, in Harry's version, Oblio has no friends other than Arrow. In the film, he's pretty popular with all the townsfolk, except the Count's son. Harry's own double-tracked Rock Man is hilarious and Harry's voice for the Count is, of course, a bit like a Nazi in a WW2 film. You'd expect that.

The extra cuts are revealing of the creative process. The final one, "Down to the Valley" eventually became the superior song, "Everything's Got 'Em." The other two extra cuts feature radically different instrumentation choices, and different vocalizing.

The package includes two booklets:

The cd-sized comic book is difficult to read as others have said. Get out your magnifying glass.

The main booklet is thoroughly informative, revealing much interesting trivia, and includes a complete personnel listing. Four or five names should look familiar to fans of Pet Sounds!

5 out of 5 stars Thank god for the point.......2006-05-26

It was winter (I think) of 71 or 72 and I was 11. I was at home sick with the flu and I saw The Point and loved it. I was a somewhat lonely only child so perhaps I had an inherent set of ideas on conformity which where a large part of The Point's subject. It comforted me during this confusing time and taught me some valuable lessons about always re-examining your ideas and values and the preciousness of a loyal friend (ie. Arrow)among other things. Having seen The Point only the one time its messages have echoed with me to this day. Even now I cant listen to "Me and my Arrow" without beaming, or "Lifeline" (when Arrow dissappears into the hole) without a tug at the ol' heart.

Truly a gentle and unsung masterpiece!

5 out of 5 stars A Blast from the Past.......2006-02-24

I purchased Harry Nilsson's The Point after recently disposing of my vast collection of vinyl records. I hadn't heard The Point for many years and wondered whether Nilsson's whimsical and satirical piece could withstand the rigours of musical time. I am writing this review to let you the reader know how wonderful it was to revisit this clever and humorous work which provokes thought on so many levels for school age children to mature age adults. I highly recommend this CD regardless of your age - the Rock Man is sure to bring a smile to your face.
Highlights From The Phantom Of The Opera: The Original London Cast Recording (1986 London Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music of the Night????????
  • Great short version!
  • A long time favorite
  • The Best Recording of this Show Available
  • Great CD
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ASIN: B000001FLQ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Think Of Me
  3. Angel Of Music
  4. The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
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Highlight versions of cast recordings are by definition a compromise, and this reduction of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is no exception. Weighing in at 59 minutes, it's over 40 minutes shorter than the two-disc version, excising many musical scenes that convey the flow and impact of the show (which include, admittedly, a lot of patter and screaming). On the other hand, all the hits are here--"Think of Me," "Angel of Music," the title tune, "The Music of the Night," "All I Ask of You," "Masquerade," and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"--and Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman are still on hand to make their distinctive contributions to the original London cast. So if you're looking for a convenient, inexpensive single disc that will let you enjoy Lloyd Webber's scrumptious melodies without having to immerse yourself in the action, this just might be for you. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Music of the Night????????.......2007-02-28

I really liked the idea of a highlights cd; however, The Music of the Night is not the same one that is on the original two-disc cd. The words aren't even the same. If you enjoy Music of the Night, skip this cd. Otherwise, this cd would be 5 stars.

5 out of 5 stars Great short version!.......2006-12-06

If you only want to hear the songs from this musical, this one is for you. But if you want the full version, get the 4-disc version. I listen to this version in my car when I'm on the road, but I listen to the 4-disc version at home. Both versions are worth the purchase.

5 out of 5 stars A long time favorite.......2006-08-26

This is one of my most treasured CDs. The voices of the cast are incredible! "Think of Me" and "All I Ask of You" are 2 of my favorites. If you enjoy the story behind Phantom, yu will like this soundtrack.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Recording of this Show Available.......2006-04-21

I think that this is the best PHANTOM soundtrack out there:

1)It has the original Broadway cast, the best.
2)It cuts out the more risqu? parts of the show (believe me, there are some), making it "appropriate for the whole family."
3)The entire CD is on one disc, so you can go through the show w/o switching discs.
4)The only song that the movie soundtrack has on it that this doesn't is "Learn to Be Lonely," which appears in the credits, and isn't really a great song anyways.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-03-14

I bought this CD as a birthday gift for my boyfriend. We had misplaced the one that we had and needed a new one. This is one of our favorite cd's. Such beautiful music.
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    5 out of 5 stars Brings back fond memories from the early seventies..........2007-05-13

    In my opinion, this is still one of John Mayall's best albums ever. He is called the master of British Blues and proves it on this live gig. The alto sax solos in several of the songs are wonderful. Get it and listen to it, is all I can say!

    5 out of 5 stars Another one left behind...........2007-03-14

    Over the years i have left some great and classic LPS at 'close friends' homes. My friend Gloria was the earth mother for our 'band of gypsys'. Her apartment was the place to party and crash, and above all listen to those forbidden albums you could never hear at home. This and Aqualung, plus all the Moody Blues, released at that time, were played alot. Gloria was a Janis Joplin Fanatic. There was some great times and smoke had by all when the stereo was cranked up. From start to finish this was a great album, and from this we moved on to Mark-Almond's first LP. John Mayall talking about
    chiky-chiky what had us laughing and the mouth percussion put us over the
    top. But as much as i loved this Album back then, hearing it alone is not the same. Invite some friends over each of you play what you like and include this one, too. Fans of the newest tween-age hotty will not be impressed-the more fool them. Fans of the Blues, and those who did not know they were, caught on to John Mayall and never left him behind. Catch
    him here and all that he has done. This would be a good start. I left this behind and it was my loss and her gain. The CD is in the mail for me as we speak.

    5 out of 5 stars las leyes deben cambiar..TUS OIDOS NO!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-09-26

    el viejo john nos tiene acostumbrados a sus constantes divagues por la ruta del blues, dejando siempre algun genio en el camino.... en esta placa nos sorprende gratamente, enriqueciendo su musica con sencillez y sensibilidad, en una nueva direccion, como explica en el booklet..no se realmente si logro cambiar algo, lo que es seguro que nos regalo una rato de musica perfecta.

    5 out of 5 stars I Saw Mayall Live at the Fillmore.......2006-08-26

    But it was the show at the Fillmore West, and "Room To Move" knocked everyone off their feet. Well, they were already sitting on the floor (no chairs, then!). They say that if you remember the 60's, you weren't really there, but I think this show was SO memorable, it made it through the filter of time. You didn't have to be there. You can just buy this, and .... imagine.

    5 out of 5 stars John Mayall's The Turning Point.......2006-08-12

    This is one of Mayall's first and best CDs or records a we used to say. I never tire of listening to Mayall's harmonica and voice. His music has lasted through time. He's as popular as ever.
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    Match Point tells the story of social-status climber Chris, a modest tennis instructor. His marriage to Chloe gains him comfort and prestige in society, but his passion leads his astray into the arms of his soon-to-be sister-in-law, the very sexy American, Nola. In Match Point, which deals with luck, ambition and guilt, writer/director Woody Allen draws on the talent of actors Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, and in the role of Nola, Scarlett Johannson.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Music that calms me.......2007-02-08

    I am no expert. I just like listening to arias that have the capacity to bring me into the music. For me, the songs are like oxygen and taking deep breaths lowers my heart rate and helps me get my mind off everything but the soulfullnes and beauty of the human voice instument.

    4 out of 5 stars Interesting Choices.......2007-01-05

    Very interesting choices for this soundtrack. Very evocative. Understood that these are old recordings, so sound quality is not fabulous.

    5 out of 5 stars Great for non experts.......2006-10-05

    I really have no knoledge about opera or I had never had an interest for it but when I saw the movie I just loved the music. The CD is not a disappointment at all. It is only opera and a great selection of songs I would say. If you liked what you heard on the movie you should have it.

    5 out of 5 stars On-Point.......2006-05-12

    I love everything that has to do with this film at the moment, and the soundtrack is NO exception. Woody Allen has a knack for picking just the right songs to compliment his films, and while watching the WONDERFUL Match Point you can't help but be drawn into the music that laces each scene like delicate embrodery placed only to embelish each frame and make it all the more impressive. This is a soundtrack to enjoy OVER AND OVER again. Each track, although there aren't many, is a joy in itself, but the best track is 'Una Furtive Lagrima' which serves as the theme song of sorts. Seriously though, even though I'm reviewing the soundtrack and not the film, I can't stress enough how brilliant this film really is, and the soundtrack is the perfect companion to the film. They go together hand in hand and should be enjoyed time and time again.

    4 out of 5 stars For Those so Engrossed by the Film, Here are the Excerpts that Molded It.......2006-04-28

    This soundtrack is a fun little exercise in discovery for those who loved the film MATCH POINT and want to know more about the music that accompanied the story in such an integrated way. It is also a terrific souvenir for opera fans who do not yet own the recordings of the legendary Enrico Caruso!

    Woody Allen created his character Chris as a lover of opera and integrated that love for opera into the family of wealth he 'enters'. The story is so well written and Allen is so well versed in opera that his selections for excerpts greatly added to the depth of the film.

    Here are the old recordings of Enrico Caruso singing arias from 'Il Trovatore', 'Salvator Rosa', 'Les Pecheurs de perles', 'Macbeth', and 'L'elisir d'amore'. In addition to these are excerpts from contemporary singers performing arias form 'La Traviata' (performed by Monika Krause and Georg Tichy), 'Rigoletto' (sung by Alida Ferrarini with Alexander Rahbari conducting), 'William Tell' and 'Otello' (performed by Igor Morozov and Janez Lotric with Johannes Wildner conducting the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra). Probably copyright laws prevented the use of the 'live performances' at Covent Garden we heard in the film with very fine young singers, here substituted with Slovak recording artists. But the mood is still there.

    This soundtrack recording makes for nice reminiscing about a fine film while adding a bit of flavor to the usual classical music collection! Grady Harp, April 06

    Point #1
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • First albums are always the best
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    • A passionate debut
    • They are NOT a christian band, people!
    Point #1
    Chevelle
    Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
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    Release Date: 1999-05-04

    Tracks:

    1. Open
    2. Point #1
    3. Prove To You
    4. Mia
    5. Skeptic
    6. Anticipation
    7. Dos
    8. Long
    9. Blank Earth
    10. Sma
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    The 11 tracks of Chevelle's Point #1 pour out more passion in 42 minutes than most people will experience in an entire year. It is an album that will brand you. Not because of offense or unashamed shock tactics, but because the emotion offered batters into the soul and causes it to shudder in resonance with the writhing of the music. Applying simple and poetic reasoning, Pete Loeffler's lyrics exhibit the tension between life's paramount questions and heaven's inscrutable answers. The dualistic nature of his vocals (reminiscent of Tool's Maynard James Keenen) displays a trembling meekness that often abandons itself to full-throated roars of aggression. This meticulously rhythmic debut carries the fingerprints of Steve Albini's recording genius. The production is just raw enough to preserve the unfeigned vexation from which it was born, yet clean enough for each lashing expression to communicate its full fervor. Dynamics crest and fall as the storm-tossed melodies cut through a raging sea of edgy guitar and undulating drums. Leaving a curiously enjoyable lack of resolution, the weight of these songs beckons the listener to repeat play. It gets better every time. --Israel Button

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars First albums are always the best.......2007-07-26

    I bought this album when it first came out in 1999, and it's one of the few albums from that era that I still listen to regularly. Why do I love it so much? Maybe the nostalgia is part of it, but mostly it's because of the raw emotion that comes through, more emotion than almost any other album I've heard. I know most people here seem to like the newer albums better, but for me they just fail to match up. Sure they are more polished, more accessible to the main stream audience, but to me there is something special about this album, the way it sounds like a couple of teenage kids making music in their parent's garage, not because they are getting paid to do it but because they love the music. Even if you are a fan of modern Chevelle, you need to buy this album, and listen to it with an open mind.

    5 out of 5 stars A Great Start.......2006-11-13

    Chevelle is a pretty good modern rock band and with this first release, Point #1 is a great start. This is just a sign of things to come for the band. Each track on the album is at least okay. There aren't really any bad songs. Some of my favorite tracks on the album are "Point #1", "Skeptic", "Blank Earth", and "Peer". Here are the track ratings...

    1. Open - 10/10
    2. Point #1 - 10/10
    3. Prove To You - 8.5/10
    4. Mia - 9/10
    5. Skeptic - 10/10
    6. Anticipation 9/10
    7. Dos - 8.5/10
    8. Long - 8.5/10
    9. Blank Earth - 9.5/10
    10. Sma - 8.5/10
    11. Peer - 9.5/10

    Overall: 91% A-

    This thing probably deserves 4.5 stars but since you cant do that on amazon it's going to show up as 5. It's an overall solid release with plenty of good tracks. Basically no bad points throughout this cd. It's slightly different than modern Chevelle as it is less commercial but it is good. If you like bands like Tool or Breaking Benjamin you might like this. Hey, even if you enjoy modern Chevelle this is worth checking out.

    4 out of 5 stars Mixed.......2006-11-09

    The intro and Point #1 are great - just incredible - the song still doesn't make any sense to me though. Prove to you is TERRIBLE - I HATE THAT SONG and I wish it wasn't on the CD. The other songs are just well just OK - they are good - but not like the first song, and they lose something along the way - but overall it's a great CD - and I've listened to it many times. I think I like the newer ones better. I didn't pick up anything Christian on this at all. The lyrics are strange and don't make sense to me. The voice is super, the music is great, and overall, it's great - I buy these and give them as gifts to friends. They all seem to like it ok.

    4 out of 5 stars A passionate debut.......2006-04-29

    Point #1 is Chevelle's first album, and undoubtedly more raw and a little different than later releases, obviously because they got onto a bigger label. I doubt Wonder What's Next will ever be supplanted as my favorite release by Chevelle, but as it stands, this debut is better than the more mainstream and less passionate This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). This is actually the album of theirs I obtained the most recently, and its impact is probably negatively affected by the strength of the follow-up. I still appreciate what they did here though, as it shares more strengths with Wonder What's Next than This Type of Thinking does.

    Chevelle is supposedly a Christian band, but that doesn't really come through in the lyrics at all. Their faith might provide them with a little more emotion in the music, which is good, but it's not really that big of an aspect. The first track is an interesting two minute instrumental intro that leads into the awesome title track, which combines the band's skill at writing very listenable hard rock with the great, soothing vocals the singer provides. The next few songs are above average, adequate rock, but the next great song is the six and a half minute "Dos." It starts off quite, but it builds up over time into an explosive, passionate climax, and has more emotion in it than most songs you hear these days. "Long" is another song that starts off slow before exploding. The band does that a lot. "Peer" is a strong closing track, again, starting off quiet and ending with a burst of high energy power.

    This is a good rock album, its only problem is that too few of the songs stand out. The few I mentioned are really good, and the rest are solid too, you just have some trouble remembering them all as their own thing, preventing this from being great.

    4 out of 5 stars They are NOT a christian band, people!.......2005-07-13

    First and foremost - Chevelle are not a christian band. Yes, this was released on a christian label, but they have publicly stated that they are not christian, do not mix religion and music, and are not religious... So don't let that mistake deter you from a great cd.

    Now that that's out of the way, this is a great cd. It's more rock-esque and there is a raw and quality about the tracks which may have helped their later cds.
    Point Of Know Return
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Cover
    • Kansas - The Band At The Top Of Their Game
    • Kansas of Topeka!!!!!!!!!!!
    • A fresh perspective...
    • Better with age...
    Point Of Know Return
    Kansas
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B00005Y1M3
    Release Date: 2002-02-12

    Tracks:

    1. Point Of Know Return
    2. Paradox
    3. The Spider
    4. Portrait (He Knew)
    5. Closet Chronicles
    6. Lightning's Hand
    7. Dust In The Wind
    8. Sparks Of The Tempest
    9. Nobody's Home
    10. Hopelessly Human
    11. Sparks Of The Tempest (Live) (Bonus Track)
    12. Portrait (He Knew) (Remix) (Bonus Track)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Cover.......2007-06-29

    Great cover and great cd. This would have to be the companion album to 'Leftoverture'. Trying to follow-up to that monster hit seemed impossible but Kansas delivered. Although at first listen, quite different and maybe a bit disappointing for Kansas fans at the time, this album just grew on you listen after listen. Totally different than 'Leftoverture', but still in the same vein as that recording this really put Kansas in a class all by themselves. Album covers in the day were how sometimes you purchased (no sound bytes in those days) and this one was great and the music inside was impeccable, but, so much so that Kansas would have a difficult time living up to these two albums for the rest of the their career. Great music then that is still very viable today and worth every listen.

    5 out of 5 stars Kansas - The Band At The Top Of Their Game.......2007-06-20

    In terms of album sales "Point Of Know Return" would be Kansas high water mark. The band had come to the attention of mainstream radio with their previous disc and America seemed ready to embrace what Kansas had to offer. The album spawned another huge classic rock staple "Dust In The Wind" that to a younger generation may be more associated with a car commercial. The title track "Point Of Know Return" was another huge single, and one of the few hits penned by Steve Walsh. "Closet Chronicles" also received a lot of AOR airplay. This album shows a band at the absolute top of their game as the band had become experts at combining progressive rock with more accessible styles to come up with this true winner of an album. Along with the above mentioned tracks everything else here is great, "Paradox", Walsh's killer little instrumental "The Spider", a tribute to Albert Einstein "He Knew", one of the heaviest songs they ever did, "Lightning's Hand", the almost funky "Sparks Of The Tempest" with it's duel lead vocals from Walsh and Steinhardt, "Nobody's Home", and the beautiful album closer "Hopelessly Human". This is all top notch stuff and shows off all of Kansas strengths. This one is essential Kansas.

    5 out of 5 stars Kansas of Topeka!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-05-21

    My first Kansas album ever. Although being a fan of the group old standards,it was time to discover.having worn out my "Best of" set.of course,this album has "Point of Know Return" & "Dust In The Wind".But,there are so many other greats,I have discovered.Starting of with,"Paradox"."Portrait","Lightning's Hand" & "Nobody's Home". The latter being one of my new faves of Kansas.See for yourself and buy this NOW!!!! If you like Kansas and that style of rock you will be super pleased.
    All we are is just,Dust In The Wind!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars A fresh perspective..........2007-02-08

    This album was recorded before I was born so I am not offering a biased opinion of something that I hold sentimental value in. I have recently been going back into the catalouge of rock history and listening to a lot of early progressive rock.

    Kansas - whenever I used to hear the band's name it made me think of country rock. Of course I was familiar with the songs 'Carry On Wayward Son' (from the previous album Leftoverture) and 'Dust In the Wind', but those songs were the only thing I knew about Kansas music.

    For those who may not know - Kansas is a PROGRESSIVE ROCK band - not country rock (although hints of southern style rock are incorporated into the music at times). This music is much more similar to the likes of Yes and Genesis than it is with bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd or The Allman Brothers. Crazy keyboard instrumentals, ambient sound effects, and offbeat drumming and guitar rythyms are throughout this great album.

    The highlight point of the album for me is the awesome guitar leads of 'Lightning's Hand' leading directly into the mellow acoustic ballad 'Dust in the Wind' and then picking up again on the funky jazz rock song 'Sparks of the Tempest' - the diversity of these three songs for me sums up this album and what Kansas is about. An amazing album that I wish I had heard in its entirety years ago.

    RECOMMENDATION: For younger readers - If you enjoyed this album then you should also check out 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' by Genesis. I will be posting more reviews of older albums as time permits - see my profile for some recommendation lists and other stuff.

    5 out of 5 stars Better with age..........2007-01-28

    A lot of 70's rock that I used to like now sounds ridiculous to me, but Point of Know Return comes off better than ever. The sound quality on this CD is fantastic and Point of Know Return is the high point of Kansas' discography. The extra tracks were a little disappointing as the live version of Hopelessly Human is barely distinguishable from the album cut and the live recording of Lightning's Hand fails miserably to capture the power of the the real live performance of this song. Still, if you ever liked Kansas you won't be disappointed with this CD in your changer.
    Rodgers: More Victory at Sea
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    Manufacturer: RCA Victor
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    ASIN: B000003F8B
    Release Date: 1992-08-11

    Tracks:

    1. More Victory At Sea: Allies On The March
    2. More Victory At Sea: Voyage Into Fate
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    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Yes, it is THAT bad.......2007-06-08

    Why, why is it so difficult to reissue the originals, in full? The music is wonderful--well, if you're a fan, you know that already--but the sound effects really are laughably bad. And as the sound effects were integral to the atmosphere of several tracks, it really does matter. Now, instead of the jungle sounds that accompanied the original track, you get to listen to some house sparrows chirping and flitting cheerfully from tree to tree, as if you were sailing toy boats in the park instead of slogging through the jungles of New Guinea. If the original sound effects are missing, minimal effort from RCA could have secured at least reasonably realistic substitutes. Instead, we get this pathetic garbage. Really a shame. That second star is only because the original music is so good.

    2 out of 5 stars More victory at sea.......2007-03-26

    It's ok, but much of it was cut from the original album. I have the complete set of 33 1/3 albums,there were three, the cd is ok but lacks the original sounds put on when recorded.Sounds were added that were not originally there.It can't compare to the original.

    5 out of 5 stars Victory At Sea.......2007-03-09

    This time honored musical composition is without a doubt the best in its depiction of war in the Pacific. The music tells the real story!!

    5 out of 5 stars More Victory at Sea.......2007-01-04

    The quality of the digitally remastered music on this CD is far and above what I was expecting. The entire CD plays flawlessly without so much as a hint of unwanted background noise. My experience in purchasing this CD was very good. Shipment was almost immediate and delivery prompt. I can find absolutely nothing to complain about and am very happy with my purchase. Thanks a million.

    2 out of 5 stars Victory at Sea Volumes 1 and 2.......2006-12-14

    What an utter disappointment. I've got the originals on vinyl, and this sad excuse for a reissue was not worth the money I spent. Most of the sound effects from the original have been left out, and the final 10-minute-plus piece, "Symphonic Scenario", bears not even a passing resemblance to the original. Don't waste your time and money.
    Working (Original 1978 Broadway Cast)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Working (Original 1978 Broadway Cast)

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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    ASIN: B00005LZSR
    Release Date: 2001-07-10

    Tracks:

    1. All The Livelong Day (Schwartz)
    2. Lovin' Al (Grant)
    3. The Mason (Carnelia)
    4. Neat to Be a Newsboy (Schwarz)
    5. Nobody Tells Me How (Rodgers-Birkenhead)
    6. Un mejor Dia Vendra (Taylor-Daniele-Landers)
    7. Just A Housewife (Carnelia)
    8. Millwork (Taylor)
    9. If I Could've Been (Grant)
    10. Joe (Carnelia)
    11. It's an Art (Schwartz)
    12. Brother Trucker (Taylor)
    13. Fathers & Sons (Schwartz)
    14. Cleanin' Women (Grant)
    15. Something to Point To (Carnelia)
    16. I'm Just Movin' (Schwartz) (from the L.A. Theatre Works complete recording of the 1999 revised version)
    17. Hots Michael at the Piano (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
    18. The Mason (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
    19. Joe (Carnelia) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
    20. Lovin' Al (Grant) (previously unreleased demo recording performed by the composer)
    21. Fathers & Sons (Schwartz) (performed by the composer)

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    The original 1978 Broadway cast recording of Stephen Schwartz's Working has long been awaited on CD, and this great-sounding 2001 release proves it was worth the wait. Surely one of the more unlikely sources for a musical was Studs Terkel's 1972 book that compiled interviews of American working people discussing their jobs and what they liked and disliked about them. Schwartz transformed these interviews into a series of songs written by himself, Craig Carnelia, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Micki Grant, and pop singer James Taylor, and accordingly the variety of songs is as great as the variety of the workers featured. There's the lyric beauty of "The Mason," the rueful "Just a Housewife," the retiree's wry "Joe," the waitress's lilting "It's an Art," Taylor's pop-country "Brother Trucker," and the powerful emotion of "Fathers and Sons," realized by a compelling cast that features David Patrick Kelly, Joe Mantegna, Bob Gunton, and Lynne Thigpen, among others.

    Six bonus tracks include a new version of the grocery checker song written for the 1999 L.A. Theatreworks production, Carnelia and Grant performing their own songs (unfortunately, Grant's track comes from a poor-quality audio source), and Schwartz's moving performance of "Fathers and Sons" from 1999's The Stephen Schwartz Album. Also welcome are 2001 notes from Schwartz paired with 1978 notes from Terkel, and a detailed listing of the composers and performers of each song. Working was filmed for American Playhouse in 1982. --David Horiuchi

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars An underrated musical.......2006-03-16

    This musical seems to be very underrated, because it isn't done in a traditional style. There is no set storyline or characters. It is essentially a grouping of songs about different people and the work they do in their lives. Some of the songs are very powerful, like "Millworker", and some are just fun, like "Lovin' Al". Some songs date the recording, as songs like "Brother Trucker", while good, have a bit of a synthesized 70's feel. The majority of the songs are more traditional.

    I saw this show done by my high school years ago, so maybe it holds a bit of nostalgia for me, but it is definitely worth checking out.

    4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Lesser Known Gem.......2005-12-26

    I have never seen Working, but would love to, and I would love to perform it so as to revive interest in it. I found out about this recording from an online site, and I fell in love with it. It's a very modern style musical although from 1978. Were it on Broadway today, it would still be revelent to today's working class. My favorite number probably has to be "It's An Art", just because of its sheer fun. I could listen to that song all day and never get bored with it. I do, however, find "Brother Trucker" to be a bit tiring, and "Neat To Be A Newsboy" is just plain old, outdated, and ANNOYING! Other than that, wonderful ablum for an almost forgetten show.

    5 out of 5 stars Keep Working!!!.......2004-06-12

    I had the privilege of seeing a production of this wonderful musical at L.A. Valley College in May 2004. I quickly fell in love with the songs and the entire premise of the musical. Now, with this CD, I can finally sing along to all the brilliant songs over and over again, belting them out like there is no tomorrow.

    What makes Working so special is that anyone can relate to the lyrics, they are powerful, beautiful, touching, and extremely real. Anyone who has ever worked a day in their life will feel the lyrics hit close to home. Whether you're a housewife, a valet parker, a fireman, a millworker, a teacher, a cleaning woman, or even a hooker, this musical has a place for you, no matter what job you do.The emotion, sincerity, and love expressed in the songs are amazing, and they are all extremely unique and a pure joy to listen to.

    All the songs are fantastic but the stand-outs have to be "All the Live Long Day," "Just a Housewife," "If I Could've Been," "It's An Art," "Father's and Sons," "Cleaning Women," and "Something to Point to." I also have a soft spot for "Brother Trucker" and "I'm Just Movin" from the 1999 revival, which I am so grateful is included in this CD. This is a terrific, feel-great album everyone should listen to. Give Working a chance, it's worth it.

    4 out of 5 stars a good, if obscure CD.......2003-09-26

    i admit that this is an obscure musical, but nevertheless i found myself in a production of WORKING as Grace, the millworker. upon listening to the cd, i found that each song characterized the character well. the newsboy song is NOT annoying and my favourite songs are "its an art", "cleaning women", "if i could've been" and "lovin al". I would only recommend this CD for a real musical theatre afficionado, as those who don't appreciate the beauty of a musical won't understand these songs.

    5 out of 5 stars off the beaten path.......2003-07-10

    I had never heard of this show until I stage managed a musical revue that included "If I Could've Been." That song grew on me, and I finally had to check out the rest of the soundtrack. All of the music on this CD is fantastic, and the lyrics feel sincere, creating beautiful moments for each character. Stephen Schwartz's best decision with this show was collaborating, allowing different composers to bring their own talents and specialties to the music, thus making it more real and less "Broadway." My only criticism is that the liner notes are slim.
    Instruments of the Orchestra
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!
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    • Very Informative and Enjoyable
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    Instruments of the Orchestra
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    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    ASIN: B00006O0NT
    Release Date: 2002-12-03

    Tracks:

    1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
    3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
    4. Hungarian Dance No.7
    5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
    6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
    7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
    8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
    9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
    10. Csardas Music
    11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
    12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
    13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
    14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
    15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
    16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
    17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
    18. Tzigane
    19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
    20. Caprice No.24
    21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
    22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
    23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
    24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
    25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
    26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
    27. The Violin Muted
    28. Clair De Lune
    29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
    30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
    31. The Pizzicato Violin
    32. Pizzicato Polka
    33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
    34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
    35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
    36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
    37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
    38. Hungarian Dance No.4
    39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
    40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
    41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
    42. Bolero
    43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
    44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
    45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
    46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
    47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
    48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
    49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
    50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
    52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
    53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
    54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
    55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
    56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
    57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
    58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
    60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
    61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
    62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
    63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
    64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
    65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
    66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
    67. Elfenreigen

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction To The Viola
    2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
    3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
    4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
    5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
    6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
    7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
    8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
    9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
    10. Cypresses (No.9)
    11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
    12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
    13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
    14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
    15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
    16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
    17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
    18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
    19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
    20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
    21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
    22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
    23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
    24. Elfentanz, Op.39
    25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
    26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
    27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
    28. Flamenco
    29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
    30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
    31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
    32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
    33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
    34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
    35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
    37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
    38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
    39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
    40. Capriccio Di Bravura
    41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
    42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
    43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

    Tracks:

    1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
    2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
    3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
    4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
    5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
    6. Sa'Dawi
    7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
    8. Chamber Music No.II
    9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
    10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
    11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
    12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
    13. A Variety Of Techniques
    14. Chamber Music No.II
    15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
    16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
    17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
    18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
    19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
    20. Naelden, Naelden
    21. The Bachian Oboe
    22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
    23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
    24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
    25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
    26. The Swan Of Tuonela
    27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
    28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
    29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
    30. Bolero
    31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
    32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
    33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
    34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
    35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
    36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
    37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
    38. ...And Quite Low.
    39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
    40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
    41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
    43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    44. Introduction To The Saxophone
    45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
    46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
    47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
    48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
    49. Bolero
    50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
    52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
    53. Sax-O-Phun
    54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
    55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
    56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
    57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
    58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
    59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
    60. Bolero
    61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
    62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
    63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
    64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
    65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
    66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
    67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
    68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
    69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
    70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
    72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
    73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
    74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
    75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
    76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
    2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
    3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
    4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
    5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
    6. Fanfare For The Common Man
    7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
    8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
    9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
    10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
    11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
    12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
    13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
    14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
    15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
    16. Billy The Kid
    17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
    18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
    19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
    20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
    21. The Birth Of The Trombone
    22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
    23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
    24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
    25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
    26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
    27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
    28. Hosannah
    29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
    30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
    33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
    34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
    35. The Horn And The Hunt
    36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
    37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
    38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
    39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
    40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
    41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
    42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
    43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
    44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
    45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
    46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
    47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
    48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
    49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
    50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
    2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
    3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
    4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
    5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
    6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
    7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
    8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
    9. Den Hoboecken Dans
    10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
    11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
    13. Gymnopedie No.2
    14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
    15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
    16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
    17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
    18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
    19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
    20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
    21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
    22. The Birth Of The Bongo
    23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
    24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
    25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
    26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
    27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
    28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
    29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
    30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
    31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
    32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
    33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
    34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
    37. Ravel And The Xylophone
    38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
    40. Introducing The Vibraphone
    41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
    42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
    44. Folk Dances
    45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
    46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
    47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
    48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
    49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
    50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
    51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    52. Introducing The Celeste
    53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
    54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
    55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
    56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
    57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
    58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
    59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
    60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
    61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
    62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
    63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

    Tracks:

    1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
    2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
    3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
    4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
    5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
    6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
    7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
    8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
    9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
    10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
    11. Mahler's Sleighbells
    12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
    13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
    14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
    15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
    16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
    17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
    18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
    19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
    20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
    21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
    22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
    23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
    24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
    25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
    26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
    27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
    28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
    29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    30. Nocturnes
    31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
    32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
    33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
    34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
    35. The Oboe As Duck
    36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
    37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
    38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
    39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
    40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
    41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
    42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
    43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
    44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
    45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
    46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
    47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
    48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
    49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
    50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
    51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
    52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
    2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
    3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
    4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
    5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
    6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
    7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
    8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
    9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
    10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
    11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
    12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
    13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
    14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
    15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
    16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
    17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
    18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
    19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
    20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
    21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
    22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
    23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
    24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
    25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
    26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
    27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
    28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
    29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
    30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
    31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
    32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
    33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
    34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
    35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
    36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
    37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
    38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
    39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
    40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
    41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
    42. Canzon 28
    43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
    44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
    46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
    47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
    48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
    49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
    50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
    51. Images (Gigues)
    52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
    53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
    54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
    55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
    56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
    57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

    This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

    5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

    This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

    5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

    Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

    3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

    This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

    I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

    The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

    I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

    The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

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